J. Scott Applewhite / APAttorney General Eric Holder testifies earlier this year before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. The committee's chair demanded that Holder turn over documents on its handling of congressional inquiries on Operation Fast and Furious. Now the committee may vote to hold Holder in contempt of Congress.

Washington -- A last-minute deal this afternoon could save U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder from facing a House vote Wednesday on whether to hold him in contempt of Congress.

But if nothing changes, U.S. Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle says she is ready to vote "yes" on a contempt vote in the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Buerkle, R-Onondaga Hill, has openly feuded with Holder during the committee's hearings looking into the "Fast and Furious" federal investigation into gun smuggling between the United States and Mexico.

Buerkle says Holder should be held accountable for the botched operation that lost track of 1,400 guns smuggled into Mexico with the knowledge of U.S. agents. Some of those guns were later found at crime scenes, including where U.S. border agent Brian Terry was murdered in 2010 near Nogales, Ariz.

After an uncomfortable exchange with Buerkle in February, Holder told Buerkle she was asking questions "beneath a member of Congress."

In a statement this past week, Buerkle said that Holder "has not taken responsibility for his role while dodging difficult questions." She said it was "shameful" that Holder denied previous knowledge of the existence of Operation Fast and Furious.

Holder and Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., the Oversight committee chairman, plan to meet this afternoon to discuss a deal that would end any potential contempt proceedings. The attorney general is expected to offer Issa more internal documents related to the gun-walking operation.